Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Synopsis

Wind energy has become an increasingly popular solution for sustainable energy, and research advances have helped reduce the cost of wind energy over the last twenty years, making it competitive with more conventional fossil fuel energy resources. But what is the state of current research on wind turbine design? Who is doing what?

We will discuss how wind turbines work, what have we learned in the past 10-20yrs in wind blade design, and highlight work being done at the University of New Haven to contribute to the field.

Biographical Information

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D.., is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Haven. Dr. Carnasciali joined the University of New Haven faculty in Fall 2010 after completing a Ph.D. in Thermal-Fluid Design at GeorgiaTech.

Her current research efforts concentrate on the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models for understanding energy use and improving efficiency in aerodynamic design. Dr. Carnasciali has taught EAS300 (Global Solutions for Sustainability) and is currently working with undergrad and grad students to design test blades for the small wind turbine mounted on Buckman Hall.